Category: Actuality
Portuguese dentist launches training institute in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg Dental Institute, led by dentist João Pires and bringing together several Portuguese dentists, dental assistants, and receptionists in its teaching team, has just launched the country’s first independent training programme in dental assisting.
A new chapter in oral health: Parliament approves dentist career in the SNS
The Assembly of the Republic approved today a set of initiatives aimed at establishing a Career for Dentists within the National Health Service (SNS), in a decision that marks a historic moment for oral health in Portugal.
Report on special Dentistry career in the National Health Service Presented to the Health Committee
The report on the Bill for the creation of a special Dentistry career in the National Health Service (SNS) was presented to the Parliamentary Health Committee and has now entered the public consultation phase, the Dentists’ Union (SMD) has revealed.
International Award honors orthodontist Lucete Fernandes Færøvig
The award is presented by the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO) and annually recognizes outstanding work in the field of clinical research in Orthodontics.
OMD hails unprecedented boost to oral health from tobacco tax revenue
The Portuguese Dental Association (OMD) welcomes the allocation of 22.5% of the share of health funding, derived from tobacco tax revenue, specifically to oral health.